Winter Bucket List
Winter in Zuoz is icy, it has a ski area that is an insider tip and also offers high-class art and first-class coffee. What are you waiting for - get into winter fun and experience our top 7.
Perhaps it is no longer an insider tip that the Zuoz-Pizzet/Albanas ski area is ideal for families and for anyone who wants to take turns away from the hustle and bustle.
Snow sports enthusiasts are in particularly good hands on the sun-drenched slopes of Zuoz's local mountain, Pizzet (2465 m). The area is suitable for beginners as well as advanced skiers and snowboarders. Five lifts take care of the transport until the next descent on perfectly groomed slopes. The Chastlatsch chairlift, which is specially secured for children, allows even small children from the age of 4 to get up the mountain safely without adult supervision.
Special attractions include the Gian Plaiv fun slope, the timed slope and the Snow Park.
Fed up of skiing? How about a round of sledding? All you need to do is change your sports equipment, because the 1.5-kilometer-long sledding run is located in the family ski area of Zuoz. You can reach the start on foot or comfortably with the Chastlatsch chairlift. The fun begins right at the mountain station.
Don't have your own sled? No problem. Sleds can be rented from the Chastlatsch Rent Station.
The Madulain-Zuoz ice trail embodies the romantic image of ice skating in a snowy meadow landscape. On two runners, it leads along the Inn from Zuoz to Madulain for a length of around 2.5 kilometers. The trail nestles perfectly into the sun-drenched landscape. Whether romantically holding hands, pushing a stroller or pulling a sledge behind you - walking up and down the trail is great fun and fills you with happiness. And you will notice that after a few laps you can cross the sports item off your list of daily goals - because the fun is also good for your legs. If the weather permits, there is also a full moon ice skating event in January and February - it doesn't get more romantic than that.
There is also plenty of fun on two runners in the village center. The Purtum ice rink is next to the Swiss Snow Kids Village with a family-friendly restaurant. For all ice skating enthusiasts, the rink is illuminated in the evenings in February.
It's calm, relaxing, simply beautiful - winter hiking is a popular sport and in the Engadin you will find the best conditions for practicing this hobby. There are some of the most beautiful winter hiking trails around Zuoz, as they often lead along the Inn through a dreamy winter landscape. If you want to go higher, go to Alp Es-cha Dadour and sled from there back to Madulain. Fun for the whole family.
Difficult
La Plaiv (SchweizMobil Route 315)
This vastness, this light, this happiness: The La Plaiv winter hiking trail is one of the most beautiful in the Engadin. The view stretches across the broad valley, with the Inn rushing in the middle and skiers making their turns above Zuoz.
12.98 km
3:40 h
88 hm
146 hm
Easy
Madulain - Zuoz
Walking from one typical Engadin village to the next.
3.37 km
51 m
25 hm
31 hm
Sit down, take a deep breath, dive in!
Find a reading bench and enjoy the fresh air and the view. Next to the bench is a small wooden hut full of books for every mood. The books can be taken away, returned or exchanged for your own.
Zuoz is the perfect place for cross-country skiers. The cross-country skiing centre is equipped with changing rooms, heated lockers, showers, toilets and a waxing room, tailored to the needs of ambitious and amateur athletes. Beginners practice here with the professionals from the cross-country skiing school, while more experienced skiers tackle the so-called Golan Heights and inspect the finish line of the Engadin Ski Marathon in S-chanf or run towards Madulain, Samedan and St. Moritz.
In total, you will find over 240 kilometres of cross-country ski trails in the Engadin - every cross-country skier's heart will beat faster, and not just because of the effort. Would you like to take your dog with you on the trail? Of course. We have created four dog trails for this purpose, on which your four-legged friend can run alongside you without having to be on a leash. You will find the trails for you and your faithful friend between Samedan, Bever, La Punt Chamues-ch, Madulain, Zuoz and S-chanf. The trails are clearly marked as “dog trails” and are characterized by an easy route.
Difficult
Engadin La Diagonela
Engadin La Diagonela is the original course of the namesake classical technique cross-country ski race "Engadin La Diagonela". The next event will take place on 17.01.2026.
54.76 km
6:0 h
380 hm
416 hm
Easy
Celerina - Zuoz
The wonderfully relaxing route corresponds to part of the marathon trail and scores with its flat and gentle curve route.
13.96 km
1:15 h
12 hm
59 hm
Intermediate
Zuoz - Zernez
The trail leads with sporty ups and downs along the right side of the Inn River down to Zernez. The route mostly runs through a romantically wild winter forest.
18.22 km
2:0 h
152 hm
351 hm
Easy
Dog Trail Plaiv
Take a cross-country skiing trip with your faithful companion, this is possible on the dog trails.
7.71 km
1:30 h
28 hm
48 hm
Connoisseurs know that Zuoz is an art mecca. Find out what art awaits you in Zuoz. From art in public spaces, to art in hotels, to art in numerous galleries. At the end of January, a wide range of people meet for Engadin Art Talks. An event that has made it its mission to enable encounters between architects, artists and an interested public in a unique landscape.
Sample freshly roasted coffee and the finest Engadine baked goods and learn all about the history of coffee. In particular, how the coffee bean came to Zuoz and what role the Engadine and Poschiavo people played in this.
